A guide to the gamelan Neil Sorrell
Publisher: Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, 1990.
ISBN: 0571144047
DDC: 784.6
LCC: ML1251
Edition: (pbk.)
Summary:
This book introduces the reader to the history, music and instruments
specifically of the Central Javanese gamelan, although reference is
also made to Balinese gamelan music. There is a detailed account of
the ritualistic process by which a gamelan is made, while the book
begins with an assessment of the influence of gamelan music on
Western composers, from Debussy, to Benjamin Britten, to Steve Reich.
Notes:
"First published in 1990 by Faber and Faber Limited ... London"--T.p.
verso.
Discography: p. 137-139.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 136) and index.
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